Suren Ramasubbu
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Suren Ramasubbu is a co-founder of Mobicip.com, a leading online child safety service for the iPhone, iPod touch, iPad, PCs, laptops and netbooks. Mobicip's mission is to provide a safe, secure and educational Internet experience for school-age children. Mobicip's dynamic content filtering technology helps parents protect their children in the new era of Internet hazards stemming from anytime anywhere access on personal devices. Suren is a passionate advocate of mobile learning and Internet safety, and speaks or hosts panels at conferences and seminars on these topics for parents and educators. He has also served as a consultant for educational technology projects in K-12 schools and school districts. As an active member of the community, Suren has led successful United Way volunteering and fundraising campaigns. Before launching Mobicip.com, Suren was an Operating Manager at Agilent Technologies, responsible for a division's enterprise web strategy. At Agilent, Suren has led the quality strategy, evangelized software engineering methods, and developed software used to design IC chips for mobile devices. He holds a Masters degree in Electrical Engineering from Virginia Tech and an MBA from the UCLA Anderson School of Management.

Blog Entries by Suren Ramasubbu

Steve Jobs and the Art of Transforming our Lives

Posted October 10, 2011 | 10/10/11 06:06 PM ET

I was told Steve Jobs was ill. I noticed his frail appearance at WWDC 2011 but dismissed the hoopla around his health. I never doubted for a second that Steve would be back in the pink of his health soon. As always I fell hook, line and sinker for his...

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Building Early Road Scholars: Giving Your Kids the Drive to Succeed

Posted August 25, 2011 | 08/25/11 04:19 PM ET

Time management is an issue for most people today. Chances are you are a busy parent like me and tend to procrastinate when things get overwhelming, and so do your kids. The regimented life of the average student seems designed to overwhelm your kids. Grades become all-important at a time...

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The Napster-ification of K-12 Learning

Posted June 6, 2011 | 06/06/11 02:41 PM ET

There is something happening in K-12 education. A movement. A revolution. A paradigm shift. Call it what you may, but something is changing for sure. For lack of a better phrase, it is has been termed "Mobile Learning". You have probably heard this term bandied about at various K-12 technology...

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What Are Mobile Devices Teaching Your Kids?

Posted May 31, 2011 | 05/31/11 05:30 PM ET

62 percent of responding parents report that if their child's school allowed devices to be used for educational purposes, they would likely purchase a mobile device for their child.


90 percent of the Mobile Learning Explorer administrators state that mobile computers increase students' potential for success, as compared...

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Helping Students Learn How to Enjoy Learning: An Interview With Travis Allen

Posted May 10, 2010 | 05/10/10 04:10 PM ET

At Mobicip.com, we work with schools deploying iPod Touch-based 1:1 learning programs for their students. That is how I heard about a high-school student campaigning for the use of technology in education. I believe his voice should be heard, and this interview is my...

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There Is an App for What? Why Apple Had to Police the App Store

Posted April 23, 2010 | 04/23/10 12:55 PM ET

Apple's App Store is a runaway hit. At the same time, Apple has been labeled, for its mercurial and opaque App Store approval process, as "a joke", "inconsistent hypocrite", and "notorious for doing things on a whim without an explanation". The issue...

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10 Things to Consider Before Giving an iPhone to Your Kids

Posted September 26, 2009 | 09/26/09 02:11 PM ET

Most parents that we talk to did not even think about it until they brought the iPhone (or iPod Touch) home. They spend a few minutes on it and discover that they love to play with it. But their kids love it even more and can stay occupied...

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Internet Filtering Software Makers Held to Higher Standard on Sharing User Data

Posted September 16, 2009 | 09/16/09 06:09 PM ET

After the Chinese government's ill-advised Internet filtering mandate, since rescinded, caused an uproar, companies that make Internet filtering and parental monitoring software are in the news again for controversial reasons.

AP broke this story about EchoMetrix Inc., the maker of Sentry and FamilySafe parental control...

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To Big Brother or Not to Big Brother: the Internet Safety v. Parental Control Debate

Posted April 7, 2009 | 04/07/09 03:19 PM ET

As the founder of an Internet safety startup with a passionate and active user base, I get hate mail and fan mail everyday. The fan mail is from parents who value our service, while the hate mail is from kids who are using their iPod Touches with our software installed....

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